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To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in a series of water reclamation projects to provide a new water supply to communities previously impacted by perchlorate contamination plumes. [HB-4610]
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To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in a series of water reclamation projects to provide a new water supply to communities previously impacted by perchlorate contamination plumes. This bill amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to participate in projects to benefit eligible communities through projects to: capture and treat wastewater and to distribute recycled water from a
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Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen Knight
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 02/25/2016
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Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2016 [HB-4497]
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Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2016 This bill amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to: (1) declare that additional research is required into increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of new and existing treatment works through alternative approaches, including non-structural alternatives, decentralized approaches, energy use efficiency, water use efficiency, and actions to extract energy from wastewater; (2) require each water resources research and technology institute to arrange for research that fosters the exploration
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert J. Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 02/10/2016
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Water Infrastructure Trust Fund Act of 2016 [HB-4468]
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Water Infrastructure Trust Fund Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish in the Treasury a Water Infrastructure Investment Trust Fund and apropriates to it amounts equivalent to the fees received in the Treasury before January 1, 2022, under this Act. The bill requires 85% of amounts in the Fund to be available to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for capitalization grants under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act or CWA) and 15% to be available for capitalization grants
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H653) on 02/10/2016
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To amend the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the construction of the Cheney division, Wichita Federal reclamation project, Kansas, and for other purposes" to extend the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to carry out the Equus Beds Division of the Wichita Project. [HB-4440]
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To amend the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the construction of the Cheney division, Wichita Federal reclamation project, Kansas, and for other purposes" to extend the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to carry out the Equus Beds Division of the Wichita Project. This bill amends the Wichita Project Equus Beds Division Authorization Act of 2005 to extend for ten years the authority of the Department of the Interior to carry out the Equus Beds Aquifer Recharge and Recovery Project, Kansas.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Pompeo
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 02/05/2016
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Essex River Jobs and Recreation Act [HB-4417]
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Essex River Jobs and Recreation Act This bill deauthorizes portions of the project for navigation, Essex River, Massachusetts, that do not lie within specified areas.
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth Moulton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 02/02/2016
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San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act [HB-4366]
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San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to implement the Agreement between the United States and Westlands Water District to settle litigation concerning the U.S. duty to provide drainage service, entered September 15, 2015 (Westlands Agreement) and the agreement among the United States, the San Luis Water District, the Panoche Water District, and the Pacheco Water District. The bill amends the 1960 statute that authorized Interior to construct the San Luis Unit of the Central Valley Project (CVP),
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Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Valadao
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 11/16/2016
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To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act and the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 to modernize terms relating to minorities. [HB-4238]
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To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act and the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 to modernize terms relating to minorities. This bill amends: (1) the Department of Energy Organization Act to revise the definition of "minority" to mean any U.S. citizen who is an Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, African American, Hispanic, Puerto Rican, Native American, or Alaska Native; and (2) the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 to revise the definition of "minority group
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Signed By President. on 05/20/2016
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Emergency Flood Response Act [HB-4070]
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Emergency Flood Response Act This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish and carry out a pilot program to assist flood response efforts at state and federal regional levels in response to a levee failure or potential levee failure. FEMA may award grants to up to 10 eligible entities to: (1) establish or maintain a flood emergency fund, and (2) ensure a unified command system organizational framework for emergency flood activities. An "eligible entity" is a levee maintaining agency or unit of local government that
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings And Emergency Management. on 11/19/2015
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To authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District in the State of Nebraska. [HB-404]
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To authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District in the State of Nebraska. Authorizes any landowner within the Northport Irrigation District in Nebraska to repay, at any time, the construction costs of project facilities allocated to the landowner's land within the District. Provides that upon discharge in full of the obligation for repayment of all such costs, the parcels of land shall not be subject to the ownership and full-cost pricing limitations under federal reclamation law.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Adrian Smith
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 06/02/2015
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Clean Water for Rural Communities Act [HB-3867]
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Clean Water for Rural Communities Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to carry out the projects entitled: (1) the "Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System," in accordance with the Dry-Redwater Regional Water System Feasibility Study, which received funding from the Bureau of Reclamation on September 1, 2010; and (2) the "Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System," in accordance with the Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System Feasibility Report. The bill defines the service areas of such projects in North Dakota and Montana. Interior
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Zinke
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 11/02/2015
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WIFIA Improvement Act [HB-3756]
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WIFIA Improvement Act This bill amends the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 to repeal provisions prohibiting any project receiving federal credit assistance under such Act from being financed from the proceeds of tax-exempt bonds.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And The Economy. on 10/23/2015
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Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! Act of 2015 [HB-3555]
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Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! Act of 2015 This bill: (1) prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act, with specified exceptions, for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work unless all of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in such project are produced in the United States; and (2) requires all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors on federally-assisted projects to be paid wages at locally-prevailing rates. TITLE I--RELIEF FOR WORKERS AND BUSINESSES
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 03/23/2016
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Water System Cost Savings Act [HB-3533]
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Water System Cost Savings Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Agriculture to: (1) update their programs that provide drinking water technical assistance by including information on cost-effective, innovative, and alternative drinking water delivery systems; and (2) disseminate information on the cost effectiveness of alternative drinking water delivery systems, including wells and well systems, to communities and nonprofit organizations seeking federal funding for drinking water systems serving 500 or
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And The Economy. on 09/18/2015
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Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2015 [HB-3382]
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Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2015 This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2025 the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act. The U.S. Forest Service must conduct forest management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit in a manner that promotes multiple management benefits, unless the attainment of those benefits would excessively increase a project's cost. The Forest Service must also support the attainment of the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact's environmental standards for the Basin. Activities that reduce forest fuels in the Basin are categorically
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark E. Amodei
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-404, Part I. on 02/01/2016
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Timely Permitting Accessibility Act [HB-3349]
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Timely Permitting Accessibility Act This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to authorize the Secretary of the Army to accept and expend funds contributed by a private entity to expedite the evaluation of a permit of that entity related to a project or activity for a public purpose under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army. A "private entity" includes a business association, a cooperative of businesses, associations, or individuals. Such authority expires 10 years after enactment of this Act. The Government Accountability
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Sponsored by: Rep. David P. Roe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 07/30/2015
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Waterway Safety Improvement Act of 2015 [HB-3315]
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Waterway Safety Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to authorize the Department of the Army to make modifications to deep-draft, high-commercial-use channels, including bends and entrances, as necessary to ensure safe navigation and efficient operations of such channels without regard to provisions of such Act regarding the maximum cost of water resources development and conservation projects.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 07/30/2015
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California Water Recycling and Drought Relief Act [HB-3045]
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California Water Recycling and Drought Relief Act This bill amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Department of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of recycled water system facilities in California in cooperation with: the cities of Benicia, Brentwood, Ceres, Fresno, Hayward, Modesto, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Pleasanton, Redwood City, Sunnyvale, and Turlock; the Dublin San Ramon Services District; the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District; the Delta Diablo;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 08/31/2015
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Water Recycling Acceleration Act of 2015 [HB-2993]
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Water Recycling Acceleration Act of 2015 Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to provide that any water recycling project for which funding may otherwise be available under such Act shall not be required to have been previously specifically authorized by law for such funding, if that project reclaims and reuses: (1) municipal, industrial, domestic, or agricultural wastewater; or (2) naturally impaired ground and surface waters. Requires the Department of the Interior to give funding priority to such projects:
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 04/20/2016
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Drought Recovery and Resilience Act of 2015 [HB-2983]
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Drought Recovery and Resilience Act of 2015 TITLE I--EMERGENCY DROUGHT RESPONSE APPROPRIATIONS FROM RECLAMATION FUND This bill provides emergency supplemental appropriations for FY2015 from the Reclamation Fund to the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Army Corps of Engineers for water projects, programs, grants, or loans in states impacted by drought. Interior is provided additional amounts for the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation),
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 08/18/2015
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W21 Water in the 21st Century Act [HB-291]
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W21 Water in the 21st Century Act This bill establishes within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a WaterSense program to identify, label, and promote water efficient products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services. This bill establishes a program to provide financial incentives for consumers to purchase and install products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services labeled under the WaterSense program. The EPA is required to make grants to owners or operators of water systems to address any ongoing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 03/02/2015